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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Any Jewelry, post: 376524, member: 2844&quot;]Many years means different things to different people. The fact remains, this is not antique, and of a quality that would never have passed the controllers of the Jingdezhen factories in the old days. You can see the irregular and badly finished footrim yourself, without needing to know anything about Chinese porcelain.</p><p><br /></p><p>The 3 protrusions on the sides are rudimentary handles. Different types of rudimentary handles are quite common on vases from any culture. You also see them on vases in Chinese restaurants, just not the ones you frequent.<img src="styles/default/xenforo/smilies/wink.png" class="mceSmilie" alt=";)" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p>You&#039;ve been spending a lot of time trying to see if this vase is more than it will ever be. It is nice as a decorator&#039;s piece, if you like that fussy style, but that is all.</p><p>I would suggest you also spend time looking at quality Chinese vases, preferably antique ones.</p><p>I can also recommend a book called <i>&#039;</i>Chineesche Ceramiek&#039;, written in the 40s by your fellow Frisian, the brilliant Nanne Ottema. It is a book that helped me when I first started selling Asian antiques some 40 odd yrs ago. I still use it for reference.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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